26 Rideshare Drivers Tell Us About Driving for Uber vs. Lyft

If you’re considering becoming a ride share driver, you need to figure out is which company is best for you.

The two most obvious choices are Uber vs. Lyft – they dominate the market and have the largest customer base, meaning more frequent pickups for their drivers.

However, these 2 companies are much different for drivers – you’ll need to decide which one is right for you before making your decision.

To help you out, we polled our database of over 25,000 Uber and Lyft drivers and asked them for their input on the matter.

Question

If you’ve driven for both Uber and Lyft, we’d love your input. Which company (Uber or Lyft) do you prefer to drive for and why?

This article details the results of the poll, as well as direct quotes from ride sharing drivers who chose to expand their answers further.

NOTE: Here at HyreCar, we’re not affiliated with either Lyft or Uber. We’re here to provide low cost rental cars for all ride sharing drivers. The opinions expressed here are not our own. This article contains honest feedback our customers who have driven for both Uber and Lyft.

Poll results

From all of the ride sharing drivers we polled, the results favored Lyft:

Drivers who preferred Lyft: 19

Drivers who preferred Uber: 7

Uber has a larger customer base, meaning more rides as a drivers

However, Lyft pays drivers slightly more and has a rider minimum

Lyft has also built credibility as being a little more driver friendly

Uber’s onboarding process as a driver is easier – Lyft has more stringent requirements

Uber has no rider minimum, meaning drivers can get stuck making a few cents per passenger

Quotes from Lyft & Uber drivers

I always tell people that I prefer driving for Lyft but make more money and get more rides with Uber. I think Lyft does a great job cultivating a driver friendly culture though and it shows with a lot of their features. Even before you start driving, Lyft greets new drivers with a mentor ride which allows them to get familiar with the app and meet another more experienced driver in person. Uber on the other hand, sends you a few 5 minute Youtube videos which nobody watches (I didn’t!) and then you’re thrown to the wolves.

But regardless of which company you prefer, you’re now a business owner as a rideshare driver and you need to diversify your income. Even if you are plenty busy with Uber, you’ll still want to have Lyft or another service as a back-up for those times that you get locked out of your account or when the Uber app goes down for a couple hours.

Ultimately though, I like to support Lyft and other services as much as I can because competition is a good thing for drivers. The more companies there are, the more options drivers will have.

LYFT is better … Bottom line … Tips for the drivers … Which erases most of your third party fees…You can defend a low rating given by a passenger …( Which by the way is ridiculous considering we are self employed contractors using a 3rd party app it has too much bearing on our livelihood ) great driver support … Great weekly bonus initiatives… Only thing I can complain about is there no actual place (like uber off Westwood) that you can go to…I went to LYFT after I was suspended for low ratings with uber and never been back since because it is a different caliber of passenger… Uber riders expect you to cater them as if they are paying top tier black car limousine service … Considering you are getting 75% off a taxi ride or any other concierge service .. I would always pick LYFT over uber mainly because of the ratings also.

Hands down, the answer is Lyft. While the total dollar amount you may make driving for UBER will likely be more than your total for Lyft, you will make less per ride with UBER. So, for each ride you make driving for Lyft, you will be making more for that ride than you would have made if you were driving for UBER.

It’s also worth noting that, in general, Lyft’s policies toward drivers are much more favorable than UBER’s policy toward drivers. One example, when you arrive to pickup a Lyft passenger, the passenger is charged from that point forward. For UBER drivers, the passenger is charged only after they get in your vehicle and the trip begins.

Another example, when you cancel a trip because a rider is a no show, Lyft will give you the full $5 cancellation fee after waiting 5 minutes as long as you called the rider first. UBER only gives you $4 of the $5 and only if the UBER system indicates that you arrived on time and at the location where the rider is actually located. So, if the rider or system indicates an incorrect location to be picked-up, you will not receive any cancellation fee regardless of who cancels the trip.

Overall, it just boils down to Lyft having a much better appreciation for their drivers than does UBER.

I prefer to drive for Lyft because I have never had a bad Lyft customer (300 rides). I have had a lot of Uber customers (600 rides) that bring drugs (mostly marijuana and related paraphernalia) and others they are on hardcore drugs (meth) that wouldn’t stop fidgeting/shaking. One man puked in my front seat about 20/30 seconds after I picked him up, (like, really dude?) and it ruined my nightBecause my Lyft customers tend to treat me better I tend to give better service. About 50% of my riders leave me a tip and it’s not uncommon to get $5 on even a short ride. I never expect a tip for Uber, I generally get one or two a day if I give 25 rides. I have a nicer car (2014 Hyundai Sonata) that I meticulously clean and only Uber customers will bring greasy food in my car and think it’s okay to set it on my backseat.

All customers get their luggage loaded so that I close my trunk myself (it takes no force but customers enjoy slamming it), same goes for my doors when possible.

With enough rides for Lyft there is a reduction in commission, so I try and do as many as I can each week. With Uber the rates are extremely low and it can be hard to turn a profit.

I like driving for Lyft more but I do both. Uber is just better with demand. Lyft has some dead hours during the week but they are preferred because of higher earnings per ride, electronic tips allowed, I can see my riders destination if they enter it before I pick them up, nicer passengers, I can see there faces before I pick them up, being able to use Apple maps, there is also a destination filter so I can get passengers only going in my direction however it limits drastically my requests usually defeating the purpose when I’m ready to go home.

I work for both uber and LYFT. I personally prefer lyft because their drivers are very pleasant and always smile. They are faster to get to me, and I am always please for the drivers. Also they take care of their drivers and their cars seem nicer, more comfortable and better drivers who take this seriously. Also, after $50 of earnings, I have the option to deposit THE funds after reaching that goal, which is why I prefer LYFT.

I drive exclusively for Uber. I tried for two years to onboard with Lyft but I ran into CONSTANT problems enrolling with them. The barriers seemed impossible to overcome so I gave up trying to drive for Lyft.

I have picked up customers who ride with both services. Lyft customers almost always prefer to sit in the front seat, whereas Uber customers use the front seat only if there is a group during the ride. I like when clients sit in the front seat because they tend to be a bit more friendly and enjoy conversation and/music.

I ultimately recommend Uber because they offer paths to higher income with UberSELECT, UberBLACK and UberLUX. Drivers can more money in less time by driving fewer miles with a more expensive car. $200 in an UberX vehicle is 223 passenger miles, 86 miles for UberSELECT, 57 with UberBLACK and 40 with UberLUX.

I prefer Lyft if they were busier. Lyft also seems a lot calmer, the passengers seems more happier. Plus, Lyft is a little bit cheaper and they are always their not only for their passengers but for their drivers as well.

I love driving for lyft better. I’ve driven for both platforms and lyft support seems to be more helpful-they respond the same day sometimes in the next hour vs uber takes about three days to respond. I feel safer driving for lyft and I appreciate that we get to keep 100% of tips. Also the rewards program for sharing your code we get $20 vs a mere $10 for uber and the driving referral perks are much higher at a whopping $500 to sign on if they complete 100 rides.

I prefer to drive for Lyft because I like their company’s vision. I can get tips from passengers. I like pink glowstache to help passengers find my car. I like its app that is easy to use. It automatically updated my Waze’s destination when Lyft automatically added pick up location for Lyft Line without clicking accept button like uber partner app. Lyft rocks!

I prefer Lyft because it doesn’t constantly ask me if I want to go offline or remain in the app when no rides are coming through and I’m still signed in for a while and once I have $50 I can cash out without having to go to another bank or account number setup. This is very helpful when I’m crunched to pay a bill.

I’d like to say I like driving both. But as a driver, I notice Uber seems to have more riders and surges overall which makes it easier to make a living even during times when there are not as many people. Uber allows you to see surge multipliers by area so you know what your goal is in a specific area.

Lyft line also can be problematic compared to Uber Pool primarily because Lyft Line adds people to your route without asking if you would like to accept. Uber Pool gives you a choice which is better especially when you have passengers who want to change their destinations or you have drunk passengers who may not interact well in a carpool.

If you ever watched that I love Lucy episode in the chocolate factory, Lyft line reminds me of it. While it’s easy to accept one or two passengers, it starts getting crazy and out of control when you get 4 or 5 or 10 in one trip you have to reroute for. Passengers also start complaining for having to slightly change route when picking people and dropping them off along the way. Drivers will likely prefer to just drive one passenger a lot longer rather than drive and drop off multiple passengers which often leads to minuscule wages for the hassle and headache. This isn’t a chocolate factory.

In general I prefer to drive for Lyft. They’re definitely more driver friendly. They consider their drivers not only through the ability for passengers to tip, but also offer discount opportunities for car related expenses (i.e. tires, but also for entertain as well ie. movie tickets etc). Uber offers none of these things. What one learns once they’ve driven for a while is that it’s absolutely not worth the cost to drive at all for Uber unless it’s surging, where as with Lyft due to the tipping offsetting the commission it’s ok.

On the flip side of that though, Uber will offer promotions that are more frequent, varied and easily achieved then Lyft. As an example the last few weeks I’ve received promotions from Uber where over the course of the week I’m guaranteed between 1.3x – 1.8x the regular fare rate regardless if it’s surging or not.

I’m very fortunate due to the fact that I have total flexibility of when I drive so I’m able to take advantage of promotions then someone who’s not. As I said earlier, unless there is a promotion or it’s surging you’re lucky to make minimum wage after gas costs while incurring the ware and tear on your car.

I prefer to drive for Lyft. The instant pay option is awesome and overall they treat me better. They keep their words and honor there promotions. I’m still battling uber for the 1000.00 sign up bonus I was promised.

I have driven for both and I prefer to drive Lyft, as there is a minimum for rides unlike Uber, which is better protection for drivers that get a lot of short rides. There is also Express Pay I don’t have to wait a week to get my money which let’s me make a minimum of $50 before I can cash out and keeps gas in my car all week and is good for surprise expenses.

Also the Lyft Riders seem more laid back and friendly than most Uber Riders. I am also not bombarded with Ads and “incentives” to get my friends to buy a car. I don’t like some of uber’s marketing.

I’m listed on both Uber and Lyft platforms but I find myself preferring Uber more often. There are several reasons why Uber is more appealing to me as a driver. They have an instant pay option which has been a lifesaver in this expensive city. I have the option to access my earnings the very instant I’ve completed a ride or delivery.

They offer support with actual live people in an office. I can go there and discuss anything about my account and any issues that I may have as a driver. Lyft does not offer that. They also have relationships with car dealerships and have offers specifically forUber drivers.

I’d much rather work for Lyft as the drivers are able to receive tips in application, so it is almost in a way- encouraged. This reminds riders that it IS AT LEAST an option for them to tip. Uber still does not offer this option, there is even misleading info on Google when you search for “should I tip my Uber driver?” Often an article is mixed up and something that is actually referring to UBERTaxi is quoted for UberX. I think it states something about the tip being included with the fair.

Lyft because they are the first ones to come out with express pay and they have a great company philosophy. Most of the time lyft passengers are way friendlier than Uber passengers and lyft drivers are usually better than uber drivers. Plus what could be cooler than a colorful light up mustache on your front grill.

I love uber! I tried to sign up for lyft also but my car is an 03 and they require a year newer. Lyft could lower vehicle requirements just the year that would be great! Uber has a lot of incentives they are very honest with pay and respond to issues very promptly!

I’ve driven for Uber and Lyft and maintain an active account on both. My preference is to drive for Uber.

Lyft required me to meet with a mentor, taking my photo, doing a ride along, etc. I found this to be pretty corny and scheduling our meeting took several days.

I like Lyft’s ability to withdraw earnings in excess of $50 early but Uber recently enabled the ability to withdraw at any time.

Lyft has a destination filter. When I was ‘done’ driving for the night I would turn to Lyft and set a destination filter picking up anyone along my route. Uber recently added the same functionality.

My first ride with Lyft was a pool ride and I found the experience awkward. Uber’s pool rides have increased significantly in the last few weeks so I’m not sure there’s much of a difference any more.

Lastly, I’m not so keen on the pink mustache. I prefer the marketing of a tech say letter U over the cutesy mustache.

Those things being said, I recommend anyone doing ride share sign up and maintain both. Try both and see which you prefer but keep the other as a backup. I’ve been in a position where Uber was verifying my updated insurance and I was unable to use the app for a few hours that I had planned on driving so turned to Lyft.

I drive for both in the provo, orem and salt lake areas. There are advantages to both. Lyft pays better and has the option to have customers tip through the app. Uber pays a little less because of the app popularity and marketing more customers use it and I say busier through Uber.

Hello, I’ve been diving for Lyft and Uber since August of last year. Although I love both I prefer Lyft over Uber. Riders are usually more upbeat and friendly plus I love the tips which usually balance out the 20% Lyft fees from the rides since drivers keep 100% of tips. Not mention the option for Express pay and my money is in my bank account within the hour. Love it!!!!

I prefer Lyft. The pay is better with tips and also they give drivers the ability to make 10 and 20 percent bonuses. They even have cool events for the drivers where they give away prizes and have pizza. Overall they treat their drivers better.

I prefer driving for Uber over Lyft for several reasons:

Uber is better known, at least here in this area and when I would work both apps at the same time I would get 3 times more calls than with Lyft; and even if it seemed Lyft paid better, adding tips, overall I made more money.

Several months ago Uber sent out a questionnaire asking if we, the drivers, felt like we were important to the company. I added many comments at the end pretty much saying I get the idea you don’t care and don’t even know we exist. Within just weeks, Uber responded by inviting drivers in for appreciation pizza, ice cream and in-person details about where the company is heading and other things that concern us. The local Uber people took notes on what we thought may help improve Uber for us as drivers. After that, I also received several calls from Uber San Francisco asking for more input if I had any. Most companies I have worked for in the past have sent around questionnaires such as these, but never has anyone ever responded to them like Uber has.

Uber has offered me some unbelievable monetary incentives at various times that made driving for them very profitable.

The customer service is great. Every time I have ever had to contact them, they have answered me within a half hour and were more than professional.

When I first started, Jan. 2016, I thought the app was okay, but a couple of months later, they did an entire overhaul on it and it is so much easier to navigate to find any answer and they improve it weekly.

I don’t need it very often but the cancellation fees are better $10 rather than Lyft’s $5 when a rider cancels or is a no show.

Lyft doesn’t allow you to cancel a ride and charge the customer after a certain period of time.

I drove around an apartment complex for 20 minutes trying to find the rider. I made several calls and texts to him that weren’t answered. Finally, when the guy answered, he said he made a mistake, so I had to cancel the ride and I was out my time, gas and money. The only other way I could have made any money would have been to start the ride as soon as I was at the apartment complex and then he would have been charged while I drove around looking for him, but how do you think he would have rated me if he didn’t even take the ride? A “one” and a complaint probably. He said he accidentally must have hit the app. If it had been an Uber call, 5 to ten minutes later after he did not answer calls or texts, at least I would have made $7.50 instead of nothing, and Uber customer service would have handled it, and I would have kept my high ratings.

They’re both great companies, but I prefer and drive for Lyft more. The passengers tend to be more relatable and nicer, and I also like that Lyft gives you the option of cashing out after you’ve made a certain amount. Nice when your strapped for cash.

First off I would like to start by saying thank you for the company you started giving a opportunity to drive with other vehicles with my car in the shop it’s really helpful to keep the bills paid. So now to the question I personally prefer Lyft better just because I felt the app was user friendly and I felt comfortable in general with the prices consumers were paying, considering I was a lyft customer as well.

Uber now is my favorite mainly because it’s wide range they are trying to cover and the different job opportunities they are making available in austin in the meantime of getting full uber and lyft back. I don’t often go out and have drinks or enjoy a night outs downtown prior to the services because taxis were just High rates and inconvenient. Once Lift came across I got to enjoy several nights with my friends having a safe ride to and from home with low cost.

Last but not least there was a week when my restaurant had a small kitchen fire having to close for business, having lyft and uber to make a little extra cash during that time was really really helpful. I hope you are able to expand HyreCar with fasten and the other ride-sharing that’s coming available to Austin.

That’s my opinion I think that should not be no Uber and Lyft drivers because when when I drive for Lyft I do it as my career job I tell people how lift is what it is I talk to people and make them feel comfortable I give him water I do things I make them laugh then you got Uber driving for Lyft and Uber is talking bad about Lyft see that not fair it should only be live drivers drive for Lyft only and it should be over drivers that drive for Uber only people that believe in what you are talking about Lyft that’s why we’re getting less and less people texted us are picking up some up we’re getting mostly Uber driver on BART Station Airport San Jose after I got license commercial driver for Lyft I’m trying to tell people that this is what I do this is what I have I have license and everything we are safe we are fully coverage then he got over talking about it this is what I hate about it

They’re both good platforms, but I tell people I prefer lyft to uber. And it comes down to the app. The lyft app is a little bit more user friendly for the driver. You as the driver notify the rider that you’ve arrived with lyft. But with uber the app sends a notification when you reached a certain proximity to the passenger. Lyft passengers tend to be a little more friendly but you can make a little more with uber because it’s a far more popular app. Lyft is nice cause the riders can tip on the app and once you hit 50 you can cash out instantly. With rider tips it can sometime offset lyfts fees and you make a lot more. With uber once you reach 25 rides you qualify for instant pay using GoBank (so long as you’re not in the car leasing or cell phone renting program) which is nice. I use that for gas and food most of the time. Once lyft gets more popular it’ll probably be 50/50 on earnings. Overall their both good companies and I recommend driving for both. No day is the same and you make your own hours. But it requires a lot of discipline to make it your full time gig. So be prepared.

I love having the option to drive for either lyft or uber, or even run both apps at the same time .. as long as I remember to turn one off after I’ve accepted a ride on the other.

I’ve driven for lyft much longer than uber due to onboarding problems with uber at the start. 9 mo with lyft and over 2360 rides. 3 months with uber and just completed 200 rides.

Lyft:
The clientel with lyft tend to be friendlier and about half of the customers that use both platforms will sit in the front, which I like. The option to tip is nice, as is the express pay option and destination filter. Unfortunately, there are fewer lyft customers than uber so, I’m forced to switch over if I want to stay busy.

Uber:
Obviously there are no qualifications to be an uber passenger other than having a credit card. They tend to be very demanding and treat you like a taxi driver vs a human being with a brain, or a life outside of serving them. Uber support used to suck but has gotten better in the last couple months. Until recently, it seems they would rather hemorrhage money on recruiting new drivers than support existing drivers. “Tips included” is a joke. Net income per ride is lower on this platform due to fees to the driver (isn’t 20% enough?) and cancelling a ride after calling a no show passenger nets you nothing for your efforts. They recently started an instant pay feature however, its not “in app” so you have to gyrate for that one. They recently started a destination filter but you have to be logging off to use it. Not that very many people put in their destination anyway.

Summary:
Both platforms have their unique advantages. I have a new respect for taxi drivers after seeing only the best of the worst they are required to accept. All that said, I prefer lyft over uber.

I prefer Lyft over Uber and I think Lyft drivers are more on top of things and besides I have,and maybe more drivers of Uber,a complaint with Uber given the fact that they showed on my 1099 tax statement that I made a much greater amount than they deposited in my account in which it was the amount that they kept but show that I made it so they do not have to claim it and pay their share of taxes by trying to show that I did, nice try see you in IRS court.

I have been a driver for both for 1.5 years here in Orlando Fl and have gone back and forth on which one I preferred but have finally settled on Uber. Uber now has the option to cash out immediately at any amount over a dollar. (not that most would for a dollar but maybe 10 if you need gas) They also give you a 100 dollar credit for gas which they deduct from earnings. Also they have stepped up their speed in responding to issues which is great. When I updated my insurance 6 months ago it took 2 days to update, this past Sunday 2 hours. If only Uber would do an option for tipping and perhaps a picture of the customer. Although even on Lyft some customers do not put their pics.

If you need a vehicle you can rent one on our platform by heading to HyreCar.com > Rental process is typically less than 24 hours. Other than that, becoming a driver with Lyft is quite easy, just head to their website and sign up.

I’m a lyft mentor and have to say that my time with lyft which is about a year, has been a very positive experience. The person who said they drove around for 20 mins and couldn’t get paid for the canceled ride, that’s completely untrue. The passenger gets charged $5 if they are a no show and that fee goes to the driver. Lyft does have more requirements than uber to become a driver, but I think that’s why passengers trust lyft more. Lyft doesn’t want to send new drivers out blind. They need to know how to use the app and what to expect. It’s also important to make sure that the driver is who they say they are and their vehicle is in good shape. If that makes someone not like lyft, then we wouldn’t want them as a driver anyways. I have heard a lot of horror stories on uber from passengers about how much they upcharge for rides and how rude some of the drivers are. I’ve also heard from drivers how much nicer and respectful lyft passengers are. There are lots of opportunities with lyft to earn bonuses plus tips so there is no reason a driver can not make as much if not more than an uber driver if they put time and effort in to it. Lyft also does not take their share of a ride if that amount is not over $5. There being a minimum per ride is also nice. Lyft is also great about taking suggestions and getting back to you within 24 hours. They show a lot of appreciation for their drivers.

I have been driving for both. I get more rides with Uber, but Lyft passengers do seem to be a bit more friendly. The biggest issue I have with Lyft right now, is that I keep getting pinged to drive 20-25 minutes away for a fare. It does not make economical or good business sense to accept that ride, and because of that, I am hurting my acceptance rate.

As of the moment, I am fairly content with both. But if I had to pick one over the other… I would say Uber for the greater percentage of rides.

Lyft is by far the better driver experience. Not only do I keep a greater percentage of my earnings (80% with Lyft, 75% with Uber) but if I drive a ton I keep even more of my Lyft earnings. Uber has no sliding wage scale. The tip option is outstanding with Lyft vs Uber. That extra $5 (and I get $5 tips often) can easily increase the total ride earnings by 25-50%.

The one negative I find with Lyft is that I am asked to take distant pick ups (greater than 20 miles / 20 minutes out) and if I decline, it is a “ding” against my acceptance percentage. Acceptance percentage is a factor that goes into bonus money.

I have driven for both companies for over a year…. I have 1200+ rides with uber, and about 250 with lyft…. uber dominates the market (everybody has at least heard of uber, not so with lyft), which means more users/ rides which means more money.

Yeah Yeah, lyft is more “driver friendly”…. but I’m not here to make friends (although I quite frequently do) I’m here to earn a living (or at least make my car payment)..

Bottom line for earnings… not even close… I average $1500 weekly when I work three looooooonnggg days (12-15 hrs) with uber. I’ve never cracked $500 with lyft.

I drove for both. For the reasons expressed in this article, lyft is by far the best. Although the more competition in this space will only drive to price even further down. Drivers will continue to make less and less. When I drove in Chicago I got more rides with Uber at first but after a while I got more rides with Lyft. Now living in Florida I find that Uber gets more rides. But the tips are better with Lyft.

I drive for both and for many reason everyone above mentioned I enjoy Lyft more. Tips, quality of passengers and its driver support. Uber doesn’t offer tips and they are more customer focused than driver. I have found that the disparity of riders for either mostly depends on which app is more popular in your area. For example I live in Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill NC and I find that it is a larger number of Lyft riders in Raleigh and Uber in Durham and Chapel Hill. Either way I do enjoy Lyft more than Uber minus the the sometimes further ride request because with Uber they pinpoint pick ups no more than 10-15 min away. Lyft has been known to do 20+ at times. A con to both there is no fare for coming to pick someone up. As with a taxi once the rider is in there is a base charge then the ride fee. I understand the reason they don’t however it seems that rides usually cost more in gas and mileage or other vehicle upkeep necessities that neither accounts for.

Wow how times have changed. I drove for Uber back in 2012 they had us go to the Atlanta office where I lived and still live. We ondoarded there they did inspection of the cars. Gave us iphone4 and even gave us the option to use it as a phone. I made usually about $2-250 a night working 3-4 hours and on that New Year’s Eve I made $2000 in 6 hours my bosses were always texting me. It’s a different beast now. Back then you made $45 a trip to the airport and it didn’t really go into the suburbs

After a couple months of driving for both Uber and Lyft in the Phoenix area, I would say that Lyft, overall is a better driver experience. That said, I make far more money with Uber. In Phoenix, most riders use Lyft for local rides. To the drugstore, to the airport. Uber riders tend to go longer distances so the transactions are more and if you’re left in some far-off suburb, you can usually find a quick passenger back as Uber has a larger customer base throughout Metro Phoenix. Uber makes it easy to get the next ride before you’ve finished the last drop off and redirects you to a closer rider if it’s available. This can be good and bad. If you’re chatting with a customer or watching the road you can miss the next early request, which counts against your acceptance rate. Another pitfall of the early ride acceptance is you there are variables from the current ride tha can effect the next ride. You can run in to traffic, a chatty rider, luggage drop off, etc…which can take more time to get to the already waiting customer. This can quickly drop your ratings.

The crappy part of driving for Uber is the ratings. I keep a 4.98-4.99 with Lyft and I’m barely hanging on to a 4.85 with Uber. This in part has to do with the 500 vs 100 last rides for the rating system as it takes longer for a poor rating to drop. That said, more than anything it’s the expectation of passenger. I give the exact same level of service for both Lyft and Uber but in the end, the ratings tend to be lower with Uber. Why? I couldn’t begin to tell you but when I figure it out, I’ll let you know.

I have driven for both over the past two years. Currently I drive for part time for Uber because it has the option to pick up riders that are going in my direction. Lyft has this option but it never worked. Ubers option allows me to make a few extra dollars on my commute. However, I have round that Uber is making it next to impossible for people to make money and they tend to favor the happiness of the passengers over the happiness of the drivers. Trying to contact Uber for any reason is very difficult and they tend to be unpleasant. I will use this for now, but will probably drive Lyft when not commuting.

Driving in Orange County CA, Uber has been better for me. I don’t drive full time, just on the weekends mostly, so maybe Lyft is better for full time – don’t know. For me, Uber just has way more demand and the bonuses are not as stressful as Lyft’s. Ya, Lyft has the option to tip in the app, which I have always had contempt toward Uber for not having. But Uber’s bonuses kinda make it up though. Ya, Lyft has bonuses also but the Power Driver you would need to drive full time at least, and their hourly guarantee requirements are so out of your control it just stresses you out as a driver. Uber’s bonuses are straight forward and their current ones are pretty nice. I do drive for both though, Lyft mostly as a backup, as any driver should do. I have to admit though, a little bit of me is rooting for Lyft because of the tip option. But at the end of a long shift or shifts, driving for Uber has always been more payout. This is why I like Uber better.

HyreCar is an excellent service and I highly recommend them if any of you up and coming Uber/Lyft drivers are in need of a car.

I drive for both Uber and Lyft in San Francisco and I make an absolute killing. My brother and I are developing a website that shows our income and expense reports. I make anywhere from $1,750 – $2,100 a week driving for both platforms. If you want to see my 2017 weekly paystubs visithttp://sixfiguredrivers.com/weekly-earnings/

I prefer Uber over Lyft. I receive four to five Uber ride request for every one Lyft, and when I do receive a Lyft ride request, it is always 15 to 20 minutes away. Also, in my area, the Lyft customers doen’t tip very well. My biggest issue with Lyft was that I was in an accident while picking up a Lyft passenger. They sent me 25 minutes away to pick up a passenger. Lyft’s customer service had always been real nice until then. The insurance company was horrible. A woman left me a VM. I returned her call several times, but her mailbox was always full. A person finally sent me an e-mail asking for an estimate and my personal insurance information. I sent them the information with a list of questions. They never answered. I had to turn it in to my personal insuarnce company. I can’t say if Uber would have been any better in this situation, but my experience left a bad taste in my mouth when I think of Lyft. I won’t drive for Lyft any more, and I won’t recommend Lyft to any customers in my area.

I drove for uber and lyft. I did not enjoy the gradeing system or the rydes i had to pick up and the fuel spent. In short lots of. Work very little money. Sothis is what i did i started ryde america. Why schudled apts. Car constantly in motion. 10 mile radius to pick up customers. A repeat customer base. No waiting. No inturupting the driver when on the road. In short. Even though this company charges the same as uber and lyft. More money is made. Located in north carolina.

It depends on the time you are driving and how many hours you are working as well. For LA county a few suggestions would be Downtown LA and Santa Monica. For OC county a few suggestions are Newport Beach/Costa Mesa and Irvine.

I drive for both Lyft and Uber in the Detroit and Toledo areas. I took a recent look at the ride fares and found that Uber takes more 50% on short trips. I have to have a trip of around 10 miles or more before I, as the driver get more than Uber. Looking at several recent rides, here is what I found. On a minimum ride (2.6 miles), Uber charged the customer $6.52 and my share was $3.20. On a 10.3 mile ride, Uber charged the customer $16.73, and I got $9.14. On a 52 mile ride, Uber charged the customer $54.45 and I received $37.68. The percentages ranges from the short ride where I got 49% of the fare, a 10 mile ride where I got 54% to a long ride where I kept 69% of the customer fare.

Lyft, on the other hand, takes 25% of the fare regardless of the distance or time.

In this market, Lyft charges $0.72 per mile while Uber charges $0.60. Lyft’s per minute charge is a couple of cents higher than Uber.

I recently had an experience where I had toll charges on a trip that were not addressed in either the customer charge or reimbursed to me. All I got from Uber are excuses as to why the wouldn’t pay. First, it was that the toll names didn’t match, next it was because the toll fares didn’t match (I use I-pass) and finally I was told that I waited to long.

If asked, I tell my riders of these situations and, if not enrolled, encourage them to use Lyft. Uber has enough problems without ticking off their drivers. That said, I prefer driving for Lyft. They are more responsive to issues and the pay is slightly higher

((READ)) I drive for both and Customer demand wise I would work for Uber.. But customer behavior wise I would definitely go with Lyft.. Even though lyft & uber takes away more 💰from drivers in ways that drivers don’t realize. Uber recently lowered rates, with more back to back rides. Don’t be fooled. Uber gives more back to back rides so drivers don’t see, how much each ride cost making room for Uber to pay what they Want to pay you and not what you actually deserve for each trip.. Lyft on the other hand offers tips option for drivers to get.. Don’t be fooled!! Lyft made this option available for passengers to give out more money to their drivers.. ((Beware)) this option makes room for Lyft to pocket the tips that should be 100% for drivers to make and not for the company to take.. When drivers cash out lyft takes all tips and takes the remaining fee balance off your bank roll.. LYft and uber takes fees away from each ride and then slaps drivers with their 25% when you cash out..** Cancellation fees** When passengers cancels a trip after a certain amount of time. The passengers gets hit with a $5 cancellation fee.. Who do you think gets the cancellation fee? Not the driver.. But the company pockets the fee.. It’s sad that the concept of ride sharing is good .. But the flaw is that the company taking away from all drivers.. If you were to keep track of each ride and cents and ask passengers how much each ride cost them. You will see a major discrepancies . Also both companies don’t always give accurate surges on app. They do this so drivers don’t realize that the trip that is costing passengers a lot of money is paying drivers the minimum.. This makes a whole lot of room @ L.A.X when passengers trying to get home and both companies know this and rips off their hard working drivers, by paying the minimum.. My true opinion is that Both companies are the same one..

Having worked for both, I prefer Lyft because of the 25.00, 60.00, and 150.00 bonuses for various levels of performance. 25 for accepting more than 90 percent requests, 60 for surge fairs over a certain number, and 150 for more than 20 rides. It makes my earnings grow by leaps and bounds. Lyft work 3 days. Uber 9 months. Oh yeah, I really took a beating on taxes with Uber.